Rare Souvenir Portfolio Book from the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition / World’s Fair in San Francisco, California. “Sunset City and Sunset Scenes”, burgundy cloth hardcovers, embossed titles on cover and spine, 13-1/2″ x 10-3/8″, 240 pages of B&W half-tone photographs of the Midwinter Fair and various scenes throughout California, including several large two-page panorama photographs. Gold embossed presentation stamp on front cover: “Morton Aaron Cook”. Bumped/fraying corners to cover and spine. All pages in fine condition. Golden Gate Park’s Japanese Tea Garden was originally constructed as the Japanese Village (photo 9) and is the only attraction remaining from the 1894 exposition. The present Music Concourse was formerly the exposition’s Court of Honor (photo 7) and featured the 266-foot Bonet Electric Tower. Several bronze sculptures also remain on site, including. Thomas Shields Clarke’s. “Cider Press” and the immense Gustave Dor. La Poème de la Vigne, both located near the former site of the exposition’s Fine Arts Building (photo 3). Book is in very good condition with no missing or loose pages (see images). From a smoke & pet-free home. The item “RARE 1894 SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER EXPOSITION PORTFOLIO BOOK 240 PGS” is in sale since Saturday, March 6, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Fairs, Parks & Architecture\Fairs & Expositions\Other Fairs & Expositions”. The seller is “neworleans1885″ and is located in San Diego, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay, Russian federation.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Year: 1894